Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp | ||||
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Released | July 13, 2012 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 48:01 | |||
Label | Enemy Records, Spit Digital | |||
Producer | C-Doc, Gary G-Wiz, Z-Trip, Bumpy Knuckles, DJ Pain 1, Divided Souls, Large Professor, Johnny "Juice" Rosado, Sam Sever, R.A.S. | |||
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Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp is the eleventh studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on July 13, 2012, by Slam Jamz. It was sold exclusively at the iTunes Store before its release to other retailers.[1] It was released on CD on November 6.[citation needed] The album is the first of two albums that Public Enemy released in 2012, which Chuck D described as "fraternal twins",[2] along with The Evil Empire of Everything, which was released on October 1, 2012.[3] The album features guest vocals from Brother Ali, Bumpy Knuckles, Cormega, and DMC. The title track "Most of My Heroes Still..." was produced and co-written by Z-Trip.
Upon its release, Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and found its political lyrics relevant to contemporary times.
The name of the album comes from the line "most of my heroes don't appear on no stamp", from "Fight the Power".
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